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PATENTED MAY 12, 1903.

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APPLICATION FILED MAY 16, 1902.

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No. 727,600. PATENTED MAY l2. 1903.

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APPLIOATION FIIED MAY 16, 1902.

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I INVENTUF? Z/m//zQy/LYCZ" ATrmRNEY lUNiTEE STATES Patented May 12, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

.vVILLIAM 0. DOSCHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO DANIEL J. CAMPBELL, OF NEW YORK, N.,Y.A

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7 27 ,600, dated May'12, 1903.

Application tiled May 16,1902. Serial No. 107,558. (Nov model.)

To all whom, it nifty concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM C. DosoHnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Boxes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in box manufacture, and particularly to a structure havinga box proper and a sliding en velop therefor.

The objects of the invention are toprovide a box which may be manufactured economically, in which the contents may be securely held, and from Whichthey may be readily withdrawn. It will be found to consist in the features hereinafter to be described, Whereby these objects are attained.

In the particular forms illustrated herein the boxes are shown to be used forcigarettes, and the description will therefore be for this particular form of box. It will be understood, however, thata box of this type may be used for cigars, matches, toothpicks, and articles of like conformation. The boxes may be constructed conveniently and cheaply of paper, cardboard, or similar' material.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan View of a blank from which a box may be struck up. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the box set up and with a sliding envelop. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional View of the box shown in Fig. 2, taken on the plane of the line 3 3 and slightly enlarged. Fig. 4. is a perspective View of a Inodication. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one form of box. Fig. 6 is a plan view of a blank embodying one construction of my invention. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a box of the form shown in Fig. 6 with a sliding envelop. y Fig. 8 is a plan view of a modification of the blank of Fig. 1, adapted to be used with a curved shell, such as shown in Fig. l2. Fig. 9 is a sectional view of the box of Fig. 7 on the line 9 9 and enlarged. Fig. l0 is a sectional View on the same line of an envelop adapted to be used therewith. Fig. ll is a perspective view of a box formed from the blank of Fig. (i. Fig. l2 is an edge view, on a reduced scale, of a curved envelop drawn from one edge ot' the box when the envelop is retracted to a suflicient extent.

In Fig. l, A is that portion ofva blank which is to form one side of a box. B B are the parts which form the opposite side. These Vlatter parts may beconnected to the side A by strips of a width suitable to give thevproper thickness to the completed box. C C are flaps which may be provided and which if bent over form a partition in the box, as best seen in Figs. Zand 3. This partition not only serves to hold the sides of the box at their proper distance apart, but also spaces and holds the contents of the box in position. D is a part which may form the bottom edge of the box. At the top edge may be provided a part E, which may have flaps e e. If ldesired, the liaps e e may be scored, as indicated in Fig. l. In order to facilitate the extraction of the contents, I out notches x in the blank in the proper position, so that when the box is drawn out from the envelop the fingers may readily grasp one end of the article desired and withdraw the same readily. In this manner it will be further noted that the contents of the box Will not be needlessly handled in the act of extraction. Injury to delicate Wrappers and their contents may thus be avoided. The use of a partition in the box, such as shown, aids in keeping the articles in their proper position, so that When the box is partially emptied the articles remaining will not fall down and out of reach. For this reason I prefer to make the length of the box between the partitions considerably less than the length of the article to be packed therein. By hinging the flaps ee at one side a spring actionA results, so that when the ap is released it will spring back of its own accord into position covering the edge of the box. It Will be noted that When'these ilaps are provided the box may be Withdrawn from the sliding envelop when bottomside` up and the contents will remain in place provided the flaps' are of sufficient stidness.

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The raising of the cigarette itself in the act of extraction serves to raise the flap when the envelop has been drawn to one side.

Fig. 4 shows a modification in which the sides of the box are corrugated at G, so as to assist in keeping the contents in the proper position. The Hap e may be shaped accordinglv.

The boxes when of the knockdown type may be packed cheaply, or, if desired, the blanks may be glued together at one end to form a hard box, as shown inFig. v5.

Y In order that the envelop may be readily y withdrawn from the box, it may be notched at the ends, as shown at y y. The box may then be pushed from the envelop by the ngers or withdrawn by grasping it between the The top edge of the box is formed of the tlaps e and b. The bottom edge may be formed from b2 and d2. In this form, Fig. o', the parts 'e' and d, forming the partition, have a tendency to spring outward and backto their original position. This may aid in-holding the cigarettes and the like in place. Fig. 1l

shows clearly the partition ot' a box formedr from a blank similar to that shown in Fig. 6.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a blank'which when set up will be curved kin accordance with the shaping of the top and bottom fiaps E2 and D2, so as to be used with a curved envelop F2, as shown in Fig. l2.

It will be noticed that the three features particularly referred to herein-viz., that of notching the edge ot' the box so that the cigarette may be readily withdrawn; second, of providing a ap for this edge of the box, and, third, the forming of a partition in the box-all coperate to the same general endviz., that of securely packing cigarettes or articles of like conformation in such a way that they may nevertheless be readily withdrawn from the case.

1. A package for cigarettes 'and articles of like conformation, comprising, a box opening at the edge and having notches cut in the edges at opposite sides thereof,and an envelop sliding on lengthwise of the open edge to surround the box and cover the open edge there of for the purpose specified.

2. A package for cigarettes and the like comprising, a box opening at the edge and having notches cut therein in the opposite sides, a iiap covering the open edge of the box over said notched portion, and an envelop for said box sliding lengthwise of the open edge and the iap, substantially as described.

3. A package of the character described, comprising, a box formed from an integral blank of material opening at the edge and having notches cut therein in opposite sides of the same edge, a iiap for the open edge of said box and above said notches, a partition in said box projecting from the side thereof, and formed from the end portion of said blank, and a sliding envelop for said box, substantially as described.

4. A package of' the character described comprising a box portion formed from a blank of yielding material having one main side portion, the other side being formed from a continuation thereof, end portions'formed from said blank, a bottom portion formed from one edge ot said blank bent up, one edge of said box being open, the blank having a plurality of notches so disposed that when the blank is assembled the two notches on opposite sides of the box will be opposite each other, a tiap portion formed from the material of said blank and covering the open edge of said box, and an envelop portion adapted to slide on over said box lengthwise of the plane of the open edge, the edge ot' said envelop covering the open edge of said box.

5. A device of the character described, comprising, a box portion formed from an integral blank of material having the bottom formed from one edge ot' the blank, one side being continuous and the other side formed from right and left wings of the blank, a Hap portion formed from one side of the blank covering an open edge of the box, the opposite sides of the open edge being notched, substantially as described.

. WILLIAM C. DOSCHER.

Witnesses: RoBT. S. ALLYN, L. VREELAND. 

